[Python-Dev] Ext4 data loss

[Aahz]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>
> After Hrvoje's message, let me rephrase my suggestion. Let's instead allow:
>    open(..., sync_on="close")
>    open(..., sync_on="flush")
> 
> with a default of None meaning no implicit syncs.

That looks good, though I'd prefer using named constants rather than
strings.
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